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World Mind Sports Games

The first World Mind Sports Games
was held in Beijing, China from 3rd to 18th October 2008. The event was instigated
by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) and
was organised by the Board and Card Games Administrative Center of the
General Administration of Sport of China and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sport.

More than 2500 players
from 150 countries and regions took part as well as
more than 600 staff members (officials, coaches and referees).
Five sports were involved - Go, Bridge, Chess, Chinese Chess and Draughts.
There were 6 gold medals for Go: Mens and Womens Individual, Open Individual (no professionals allowed),
Mens and Womens Teams and Pair Go.